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The purpose and goals of this course is to stimulate the health professional toward positive yet realistic attitude toward care of the aging adult. It offers some essential tools in caring for the aging patient, including psychosocial, physical and emotional needs.

Course objectives include:

Explain ways to promote improved quality of life in the elderly.

Describe nursing interventions that will promote safety in the elderly.

Discuss nursing assessment and interventions with clients who have memory loss.

Describe ways the burden of chronic illnesses affect the elderly.

Identify ways vulnerable elderly are abused.

Outline the various ways the nurse may screen for abuse.

Describe ways the nurse may assist the elderly and their families with end of life decisions and care.

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Authors: Shelda L. K. Hudson, RN, BSN, PHN | Carolyn Hunter, RN, MA

The goal of the enclosed course is to provide basic instruction on intimate partner violence, including identification, screening, and referral of persons with a history of being, or at risk of becoming, victims or perpetrators of intimate partner violence.

5 Hour Courses

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Authors: Shelda L. Hudson, RN, BSN, PHN | Kim Falk, RN, BSN, MSN

This course presents material to educate the healthcare professional about pain - its pathophysiology, influencing factors, assessment techniques, and interventions. It also addresses common misconceptions about pain and pain management.

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The goal of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with a comprehensive overview of communication strategies that will assist in their daily work and personal environments. Various types and models of communication are discussed as well as practical strategies for improving interpersonal relationships.

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Author: Meredith Patterson, RN, BSN, CCRN

This course will explore the physiological path of the stress response and its potential affect on the brain and nervous system. Research regarding stress repair and restoration through meditation, cognitive retraining, physical exercise and nutrition alteration will be explored. Nursing applications are addressed by identification of signs and symptoms of chronic stress, detecting for risk with health history and assessment and suggestion for interventions.

Course objectives include:

Interpret the scoring of the Life Change Unit events used in the Holmes-Rahe scale measurement of stress

Name examples of stressor types that act as catalysts for triggering the stress response

Relate the role of the amygdala in patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome

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The goal of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with optimum, accurate information including a lengthy section of bonus information that introduces you to natural methods, home remedies, and nutritional plans to give your patient the opportunity to incorporate complementary therapies along with their medical protocol.

Course objectives include:

Summarize chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma and bronchiectasis

Define the normal control of ventilation in order to identify abnormal pathologies like hypoxic drive and CO2 narcosis

10 Hour Courses

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The statistics on diabetes are staggering. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently reported that diabetes affects 25.8 million people of all ages. The goal of this course is to provide nurses and other healthcare professionals with a comprehensive overview of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, including the impact, etiology, management and complications associated with diabetes.

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Authors: Sharon Fish Mooney, RN, PhD | Shelda L. Hudson, RN, BSN, PHN
The purpose and goals of this course is to increase awareness of healthcare professionals regarding the needs of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers, whether at home, in long–term care facilities or hospital settings.
Course objectives include:
- Identify interventions appropriate to each stage of Alzheimer's related to specific symptoms
- List various medications commonly used to treat persons with Alzheimer's disease including their actions and potential side effects
- Enumerate specific ways to modify the environment to enhance family and professional care giving and ensure optimum safety for the Alzheimer's sufferer

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This course will focus on various types of criticism and techniques used for coping. The information will be applicable to any health professional or supervisor who feels susceptible when criticized. It applies to all areas of practice because criticism is experienced in all levels of the healthcare industry.

Course objectives include:

Enumerate some of the myths associated with the realities of criticism

List three methods to cope positively with criticism

Name some of the various types of criticism and techniques used for coping

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20 Hour Courses

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Author: Denise Warren, RN, BSN

The "mysteries" of a woman's body, including menopause, are seen as times of power and growth. The goal of this course is to increase the knowledge and understanding of the physiological changes associated with menopause.

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